Team Lead - Bridges

Team Lead - Bridges is a senior leadership role responsible for supporting the growth, operational management, and project delivery functions of the bridge and transportation structures team in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada .

This position provides a combination of technical leadership, people management, project management, and business development support. Working closely with the Vice President, the Team Lead contributes to achieving operational and financial objectives, maintaining client relationships, supporting strategic growth initiatives, and ensuring the successful delivery of bridge and transportation infrastructure projects.

The role also oversees staff development, resource utilization, health and safety compliance, and project performance.

The ideal candidate possesses extensive bridge engineering and project management experience, strong leadership capabilities, and a proven ability to manage client relationships, mentor technical staff, and support business growth within a consulting engineering environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with recruitment activities, workforce planning, and staffing initiatives to support team growth and project delivery requirements.
• Support and maintain documentation associated with employee performance reviews, development planning, and career progression.
• Oversee health and safety compliance, reporting, and implementation within the Edmonton office and project operations.
• Achieve and maintain a utilization target of 55–60% while balancing leadership and project management responsibilities.
• Manage employee timesheets, resource allocation, and utilization reporting.
• Maintain backlog reports, project pipeline forecasts, and resource planning information.
• Work closely with the Vice President to support annual financial objectives, budgeting initiatives, and revenue targets.
• Support the growth of the Transportation Structures practice by expanding existing client relationships and contributing to revenue generation activities.
• Collaborate with the Vice President on strategic growth initiatives and business development opportunities for the Transportation Structures Division.
• Provide mentorship, technical oversight, coaching, and career development support to junior and intermediate staff.
• Act as Project Manager, providing overall project oversight, schedule management, resource coordination, and delivery leadership to ensure project milestones and targets are achieved.
• Liaise with clients, contractors, government agencies, and regulatory authorities throughout project execution.
• Monitor utilization metrics at both project and group levels and communicate resource concerns and capacity issues to the Vice President.
• Lead and facilitate team huddles, project coordination meetings, and operational discussions.
• Attend monthly leadership meetings and contribute to operational planning and team performance discussions.
• Lead and/or assist with proposal preparation, scope development, fee estimates, and pursuit activities.

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation or eligibility for registration with APEGA.
• Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in bridge engineering, transportation structures, or transportation infrastructure projects.
• Demonstrated experience managing multidisciplinary project teams and delivering bridge-related projects.
• Strong project management experience including schedule management, resource planning, project execution, and stakeholder coordination.
• Experience working directly with clients, contractors, government agencies, and regulatory authorities.
• Proven ability to mentor technical staff and support employee development.
• Strong communication, leadership, organizational, and relationship management skills.
• Experience supporting proposal development and business development initiatives.

Assets

• Previous experience leading a bridge engineering or transportation structures group.
• Experience managing project financial performance, forecasting, and operational metrics.
• Established relationships with municipal, provincial, or transportation authority clients.
• Experience supporting strategic growth initiatives and market expansion activities.
• Familiarity with alternative project delivery methods including Design-Build and Progressive Design-Build.
• Graduate degree in Structural Engineering, Transportation Engineering, or Business Administration.

We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

This role is eligible for a referral bonus in line with the Referral Program. If you have been referred, please provide the name of the employee who has referred you at the time of your application.

At Egis, we embrace innovation to tackle challenges and utilize AI in our recruitment process under stringent ethics and compliance policies and in alignment with our values of being a Responsible Company, a People First Company and a Creative Company. Committed to diversity, growth and collaboration, we may leverage AI to support the recruitment process.

Egis Canada is an equal opportunities employer offering a competitive salary and benefits to those with the skills suited to the needs of our clients. The salary range advertised may exceed the range based on several factors, including relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.